rape

Mother raped while child held at knifepoint

A 28-year-old woman was raped while her one-and-a-half-year-old son was held at knifepoint in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Friday night, according to a case filed yesterday.

Justice for rape victims requires an empathetic system

rape incidents in Bangladesh are episodes of a recurring nightmare that we just can't seem to wake up from.

Man arrested for gang-rape of woman in Noakhali

Other accused remains absconding

Rape culture: What can be done?

Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.

Opinion / Why rape happens

Sexual desire or show of power?

Raped weeks ago, daughter of July martyr found dead

The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.

The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.

#Perspective / Why do we blame victims instead of holding abusers accountable?

Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?

DMP chief regrets remarks on ‘rape’

Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

July 6, 2025
July 6, 2025

Mother raped while child held at knifepoint

A 28-year-old woman was raped while her one-and-a-half-year-old son was held at knifepoint in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Friday night, according to a case filed yesterday.

July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025

Justice for rape victims requires an empathetic system

rape incidents in Bangladesh are episodes of a recurring nightmare that we just can't seem to wake up from.

June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025

Man arrested for gang-rape of woman in Noakhali

Other accused remains absconding

April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025

Rape culture: What can be done?

Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.

April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025

Why rape happens

Sexual desire or show of power?

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

Raped weeks ago, daughter of July martyr found dead

The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.

April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025

The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Why do we blame victims instead of holding abusers accountable?

Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

DMP chief regrets remarks on ‘rape’

Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

March 16, 2025
March 16, 2025

Silence the word, silence the victim

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner